Benny Lindelauf

Benny Lindelauf (born 15 December 1964) is a Dutch writer of children's literature.

Benny Lindelauf
Born (1964-12-15) 15 December 1964
Sittard, Netherlands
OccupationWriter
LanguageDutch
Notable awards

Career

Lindelauf made his debut in 1998 with the book Omhoogvaldag, a collection of sixteen short stories.[1] Lindelauf has written various stories for children's magazines Okki and Taptoe.[1]

He received the Thea Beckmanprijs in 2004 for his book Negen open armen.[1] For this book he also received the Gouden Zoen award in 2005.[1] In 2011, he won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs for his book De hemel van Heivisj. In the same year he also won the Dioraphte Jongerenliteratuur Prijs and the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for this book.[2] In 2017, he received the Gouden Lijst award for his book Hoe Tortot zijn vissenhart verloor.[3][4]

Lindelauf's books have been illustrated by various illustrators including Karina Mucek, Wilbert van der Steen and Martijn van der Linden.[1]

Awards

References
  1. Ghonem-Woets, Karen. "Benny Lindelauf - Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014)" (in Dutch). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2011" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. "Gouden Lijst voor Benny Lindelauf" (in Dutch). JaapLeest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. "Gouden lijst voor Benny Lindelauf" (in Dutch). Nederlands Letterenfonds. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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